かばざくら

noun

ornamental double weeping rosebud cherry

Only with reading かばざくら

A cultivated variety of cherry tree with double blossoms and weeping branches, often planted for its beauty. The reading is かばざくら.

See also: エドヒガン

• 公こう園えんにかばざくらが咲さいていて、とてもきれいだった。

  The ornamental double weeping cherry trees were blooming in the park and were very beautiful.

noun

cherry tree with birch-like bark

A general term for any cherry tree whose bark resembles that of a birch tree. Not a specific species; used descriptively.

• この辺あたりには、かばざくらと呼よばれる木きが何なん本ぼんか生はえている。

  Around here, there are several trees called 'birch-bark cherry' growing.

noun

Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)

Archaic name for the Japanese bird cherry, now usually called 上溝桜 (うわみずざくら). The reading かにわざくら is also archaic.

See also: ウワミズザクラ

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、上溝うわみず桜ざくらのことを「かばざくら」と記しるしていることがある。

  In old documents, the Japanese bird cherry is sometimes recorded as 'かばざくら'.